Device for setting brake-beams



(No Model.)

J. R. IDE.

DEVICE FOR SETTING BRAKE BEAMS.

No. 367,635. PatentedAug. 2; 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. IDE, OF SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALFTO-ARCHIBALD E. HEIGH\VAY, JR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

DEVICE FOR SETTING BRAKE-BEAMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,635, dated August2, 1887,

Application filed Dccenihcr 27, 1886. Serial No. 222.659. (Nomodelo TalZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN It. IDE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Salisbury, in the county of Rowan and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Forcing Brake Beams Back from the wheels; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,

to which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is alongitudinal vertical sectional view of a portion of the truck of arailway-car, showing my improved device for forcing the brake-beams fromthe wheels in operation. Fig. 2 is a view, on ,an enlarged scale, of thedevice. Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectional view of the same; and Fig. 4is a transverse sectional view on line a 00, Figs. 2 and 3.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to devices for forcing the brake-beams inrailway-car brakes away from the wheels for the purpose of repairing orremoving worn-out shoes and replacing them with new shoes, and itconsists 0 in the improved construction and combination of parts of adevice, by means of which the brake-beam may be forced away from thewheels by revolving a nut upon a screwthreaded rod having a hooked armfor engag- 5 ing the beam, the frame in which the rod is secured toslide having a shoulder or block bearing against the axle, ashereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 0 1 indicates a flat bar ofmetal bent double at its middle to form a guide-frame, and having a bendnear the doubled end, as shown at 2,

bringing the inner doubled end above the outer portion and paralleltothe same.

The doubled inner portion of the frame is formed with perforations 3,and a block, 4, slides with its reduced portion 5 between the sides ofthe frame, having flanges '6 above the frame and shoulders 7 below theframe, bearing against the edges of the frame, a nutted 5o bolt, 8,passing through a transverse perforation, 9, in the reduced portion ofthe block and through one set of the registering perforations in theframe, adjusting the block between the sides of the frame. The lowerportion of this 5 5 block is formed with a concave outer face, 10, withwhich the block may bear against an axleof a car-truck, the frameresting upon the top of the axle.

The outer ends of the doubled bar forming 6 the frame have a flange, 11,secured between them by nutted bolts 12, the said flange projecting fromthe side of a bearing, 13, and the screw-threaded end 14 of a flat bar,15, slides within this bearing. The inner portion of the bar is formedwith a downwardly-bent arm, 16, having a slight hook, 17, at its lowerend, and pins 18 are inserted through the arm of the bar, serving toguide the bar which slides between the sides of the frame, the pinssliding upon the edges of the frame. A nut, 19, fits and turns upon thescrew-threaded end of the bar, and a wrench, 20, which may-either- I heplain, as shown in the drawings, or con structed with a ratchet, fitsupon the nut for the purpose of revolving the nut, which will bearagainst the outer end of the bearing.

It will now be seen that when it is desired to either remove the shoesfrom a brake-beam or insert new shoes upon the beam the concave face ofthe block may be brought to bear against the side of the axle, thedoubled end of the frame resting upon the top of the axle, and the blockmay be adjusted by means of its bolt, so as to fit trucks of difi'erentsizes.

The downwardly-bent arm of the screwthreaded and fiat bar is brought tobear against the inner side of the brake-beam, whereupon the wrench isturned, forcing the nut against the end of the bearing, drawing the barand 0 its arm outward, and thus drawing the brakebeam out from thewheels, so that the brakeshoes may be removed or new shoes put in placeupon the beams.

It will thus be seen that the device will enable one man to draw thebrake-beam outward and to perform the necessary work in removing orreplacing the shoes, while without the device it would be necessary tohave several men employed simply for the purpose of drawing the beamout.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. In a device for drawing thebrake-beams in car-brakes away from the wheels, the combination of aframe having an abutment for hearing against the axle, an arm forengaging the inner side of the brake-beam, and means for drawing thesaid arm outward upon the frame, as and for the purpose shown and setforth.

2. In a device for drawing the brake-beams in canbrakes away from thewheels, the combination of a frame formed by a double bar, a blockhaving a concave face for bearing against the axle and secured near thedoubled end of the frame, a bar having a threaded end sliding in abearing of the frame and having a downwardlybent arm for hearing againstthe inner side of the brake beam, and a nut having a suitable wrench forturning it, and hearing against the outer end of the bearing fittinguponthe threaded bar, as and for the'purpose shown and set forth.

3, In a device for drawing the brake-beams in car-brakes away from thewheels, the combination of a frame formed by a doubled bar havingregistering perforations near the doubled end and having a longitudinalbearing above the outer end, a block sliding adj ustably bearing,provided with a suitable wrench or handle for revolving it, as and forthe purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN 3. IDE.

\Vitnesses:

A. O. HARRIs, G. H. SHAVER.

